confused vs European water vole

Apamea furva compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• confused is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	confused	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Noctuidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Apamea	Arvicola
Species	Apamea furva	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

confused and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

confused

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	confused	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

confused

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden